Lamp-burner



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G. VOTTI. Lamp Burner.

N0. 241,898. Patented May 24,188l.

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C. VOTTI. Lamp Burner.

Nc. 241,898. Patented May 24,1881.

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QABL VO'ITI, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

LAMP-BURNER.

SPECIFICATION forming part ofv Letters Patent No. 241,898, dated lMay 24, 1881.

Application filed February 9, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL VOTTI, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia; in the State of Pennsylvania, have invented'` certain new and useful Improvemen ts in Lamp Burners; and I do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description ot' the invention, such as will enable others skilled: in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,y and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specication.

My invention relates to the construction and voperation of lamp-burners, and has for its objectthe simplification of their construction and reduction in the cost of manufacture, and, in theirv use, additional safetyand convenience. Its distinctivelynovel `feature is the separability of the operating parts ot' the burner from thechimney-gallery,which is connected to the lamp in the 'usual way.

Thes'ubject-matter of this application was beforethe office in a'previous application filed March.2,.1880`, .which has been allowed and abandoned.

In thedrawings two sheets).forming part of this specification, Figure lis an elevation of the complete burner when ready for use. Fig. 2 is an elevation 4of the part of the burner which holds the chimney and which is secured to 'the lamp. Fig. 3 is an -elevationot' the interior shell or body Vof the burner, to which the wick-tube and the ratchet-shaft are permanentlyattached, and the deliector removably attached, but the dellector is not shown in this view. Fig. 4 isa plan view Vof Fig. 2. Figs. 5 and 8 are elevations of 4variations of Fig. 2. Fig. 6I is a top-planview ot' Fig. 3. Fig. 7 is a bottomlplanview-ot' Fig. 3,\with the disk F removed to show a, means of staying or bracing the wick-tube within the body ot' theburner. Fig. 9 is a ltop-plan view of Fig. 1. Fig. 10 is a sectional elevation on the line a' :v in Fig. 9. Fig. 11 is the detlector; and Fig. 12 shows plan disk Fat the bottom of the wick-tube..

Similarletters ofreference denotecorresponding parts in all the ligure's.

A is thef gallery, havin g vertical arms C,Awith notches b between them, an ornamental bead, a, perforations e, and neck J.

B is the interior shell or body, having perforations d, wick-tube E, horizontal chimney- -rest H, with perforations f,-with a vertical eX- tension perforated at g, and through which the ratchet-shaft D passes; m indicating the button upon the end, and h h h the ratchet-wheels upon the shaft D for actuating the wick.

G is the deiiector, having dame-slot c, provided at i, Figs. 10 and 11, with a vertical slot with horizontal continuation k, permitting it to pass down over the projections l, Figs. 3 and l0, and by a partial rotation lock the deliector upon the bodyB.

K is the opening in the bottom of the gallery A through which the wick depends, and is surrounded by a ledge, s, upon which the disk F rests when the burner is in use.

I I I are radial arms extending from the wicktube E to the body B, serving as stays to retain the wick-tube inposition. y

J J in Fig. 5 are locking-notches at the base ofthe vertical arms C, to receive the ends of the ratchet-shaft D when it is desired to lock the body of the burner in its place within the gallery A; and n n n, in Fig. 8, are set-screws forretaining a lip-chimney when it is desired to use this variation of my burner.

In use the neckJof the gallery Ais screwed into or otherwise secured upon the lamp, and may so remain. The body B, containing the wick-tube, ratchet-shaft, Snc., as shown in Fig. 3, having been provided with a wick and having the 'delector, Fig. 11, secured upon it, is placed within the circle ot' vertical arms C of the gallery A, and, passing down, restsy upon the horizontal portion of the gallery A, just within the bead a.. Ihe ends of theratchet-shaft D passing between the arms C at the same time reach a resting place at the bottom ofthe notches b, and the disk F, upon the bottom ot' the wick-tube, passing down inside the neck J of the gallery, also at the same time reaches a resting place upon the ledge s. By the addition of a chimney, which is placed within the circle of arms C ot' the gallery A and pushed downuntil it rests upon the horizontal portion EL of the body B, the body B is prevented from displacement by the weight of the chimney IOO resting upon it, and also by the exercise upon the outer surface of the chimney of the friction of the arms C. As thus prepared and arranged my burner is ready for use.

If it is desired to use the variation of the gallery shown ill Fig. 5, the body, Fig. 3, having been put in place within the gallery as described, may be removably secured by a partial rotation, which will cause the ends ofthe ratchet-shaft l) to passinto theloeking-notehes eningof the chimney by means of the set-screws n will hold the shaft D within the shallow notches shown at Z b in this figure.

In all the lamp-burners heretofore made that part containing the mechanism for operating the wick has been permanently attached to that portion which was secured to the collar of the lamp. Such construction aided the downward transmission of heat from the tlame to the oil contained within the fomit, for the reason that the parts of the burner, being rigidly attached to each other, had the conducting ability of a continuous piece of metal.

It will be seen that by my construction, although the same parts are brought intojuxtaposition, yet, there being no intimate union of these parts, but little heat is transmitted, and by reason of the admission of the air in its passage to the flame in such manner that the wick-tube is exposed throughout nearly its whole length to the direct action of the air, any tendency to transmit heat is counteracted.

I am aware that many devices have been made enabling the filling ofthe lamp without the removal of the chimney-sustaining portion from the lamp; but in all of these devices the filling-aperture was obstructed by the permanent attachment of the wick-tube within that part ot the chimney-gallery which is attached to the lamp. My construction, consisting as it does of two separate structures--one of which may remain permanently attached to the lamp and support the chimney, the other complete in itself, which is removable at will, and by its removal providing an unobstructed avenue for the replenish mentof the lamp-differs radically from its predecessors, and produces, as I have shown, results not possible to the former devices.

I am aware that burners have heretofore been made in which the chimney-gallery was removable from the wick-tube, which, with its appurtenances, remained attached to the lamp. My invention diiers from these burners, in this, that while my gallery A remains permanently attached to the lamp, I am enabled to remove entirely, if I so desire, the body B, with all its appurtenances, as shown in Fig. 3, from their position within the gallery A, thus opening an avenue of nearly the size of the collar of the lamp; or I may raise the body B from its rest-ing place far enough to withdraw the disk F from within the neck J, and, still per- If the form of gallery Fig. 8 is used, the tastmitting the wick to depend through the opening K, till my lamp through the opening thus disclosed. This reinovability of the body B also permits the thorough cleaning of all the operating parts of' lny burner which are then readily accessible.

My construction, besides facilitating the tilling of the lamp and the proper cleaning of my burner, also provides an effectual safeguard against explosion, so often attended with fatal results.

Previously I have shown that my construction prevented the transmission of the heat of the llame to the oil in the lamp, thus reducing the chance for the formation ofexplosive gases within the lamp; but if, for any reason, such gases should be formed in the lamp, it will be seen, by reference to Fig. 10, that the rapid circulation of the air entering through the perforations e e in the gallery A would tend to cause a movement of the gaseous contents ot' the fount through the openings h h inthe disk F. When rising within the body ofthe burner they would, before passing through the perforations in the air-distributer B, become so diluted by mixture with the air passing t0 the burner as to be entire harmless; but even supposing that such a state of facts as would produce an explosion were to occur in my lamp, its only effect when my burner, as illustrated by Fig. l, was used would beto raise the body ofthe burner, with the chimney upon it, from its place within the gallery to such a height as to give the exploding gases room to expand, and thus my construction provides an eilicient safety-valve, making disaster impossible.

I have shown my burner adapted to receive the draft-inducing devices ordinarily used, whether having what are known as lip or slip fastenings, as in Figs. 8 and 2.

When the form of my burner shown in Fig. 1 is used it is not necessary that the end of the ratchet-shaft D opposite to the button m should project far enough beyond its hearing in the shell B to engage with thel arms C; but when the variation shown in Fig. 5 is used it is preferable that it should so project, so that it lnay pass at both ends into the lockingnotches j j.

Having described my invention and its inanner of operation, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A chimney-holder provided with a threaded neck, and adapted tohave the burner proper, comprising the cone, the air-distributer7 the wicktube,and the wick-operating mechanism, detachably supported thereon, for the purpose described.

2. The combination of the dellector, the airdistributer having the wick-tube secured thereto, and the chimney-holder, the parts being separable, as described, for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination of the chimney-holder having the gallery and the ledge with the air- IIO distributer having securedY thereto the wickholder remain attached to the lamp, for the ro tube, which is provided with the plate, as and purpose described.

for the purpose described. In testimony whereof I have affixed my sig- 4. Alamp-burner comprisingachimney-holdnature in presence of two witnesses. 5 er and its gallery adapted for attachment to a CARL VOTTI lamp, an air-distributer carrying a wick-tube,

and a cone, the parts bein g separabley from one Witnesses another, whereby the central portion of the WILLIAM C. TIBBY, Jr., burner may be removed from and the chimney- BENNETT B. SCHNEIDER.- 

